Berlioz: L'enfance Du Christ

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Label
Naxos
Release Date
November 5, 1998
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      BERLIOZ
    • ORCHESTRA / ENSEMBLE
      Ile De France Vittoria Regional Choir
    • PERFORMER
      Antoine, L, Jean-Claude, Garcin, Fernand, Casadesus, Bernardi
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      November 05, 1998
    • UPC
      730099465021
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      8553650-51
    • LABEL
      Naxos
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      2
    • GENRE
      Choral - Sacred
    Works ⌄

    1. Part I: Herod's Dream - Narrator

      Composer: Hector Berlioz

      Ensemble: Orchestre National de Lille

      Performer: Jean-Luc Viala

      Conductor: Jean-Claude Casadesus

    2. Part I: Herod's Dream - Scene 1 - Nocturnal March

      Composer: Hector Berlioz

      Ensemble: Orchestre National de Lille

      Performer: Etienne Vandier, Jean-Louis Serre

      Conductor: Jean-Claude Casadesus

    3. Part I: Herod's Dream - Scene 2 - Herod's Aria

      Composer: Hector Berlioz

      Ensemble: Orchestre National de Lille

      Performer: Fernand Bernardi

      Conductor: Jean-Claude Casadesus

    4. Part I: Herod's Dream - Scene 3

      Composer: Hector Berlioz

      Ensemble: Orchestre National de Lille

      Performer: Jean-Louis Serre, Fernand Bernardi

      Conductor: Jean-Claude Casadesus

    5. Part I: Herod's Dream - Scene 4 - Herod and the Soothsayers

      Composer: Hector Berlioz

      Ensemble: Ile de France Vittoria Regional Choir, Orchestre National de Lille

      Performer: Fernand Bernardi

      Conductor: Jean-Claude Casadesus

    6. Part I: Herod's Dream - The Soothsayers Make Cabbalistic Signs and Proceed with their Conjuration

      Composer: Hector Berlioz

      Ensemble: Ile de France Vittoria Regional Choir, Orchestre National de Lille

      Performer: Fernand Bernardi

      Conductor: Jean-Claude Casadesus

    7. Part I: Herod's Dream - Scene 5 - The Stable in Bethlehem

      Composer: Hector Berlioz

      Ensemble: Orchestre National de Lille

      Performer: Michèle Lagrange, Michel Piquemal

      Conductor: Jean-Claude Casadesus

    8. Part I: Herod's Dream - Scene 6

      Composer: Hector Berlioz

      Ensemble: Ile de France Vittoria Regional Choir, Orchestre National de Lille

      Performer: Michèle Lagrange, Michel Piquemal

      Conductor: Jean-Claude Casadesus

    9. Part II: The Flight into Egypt - Scene 1 - Overture

      Composer: Hector Berlioz

      Ensemble: Orchestre National de Lille

      Conductor: Jean-Claude Casadesus

    10. Part II: The Flight into Egypt - The Shepherd's Farewell to the Holy Family

      Composer: Hector Berlioz

      Ensemble: Ile de France Vittoria Regional Choir, Orchestre National de Lille

      Conductor: Jean-Claude Casadesus

    11. Part II: The Flight into Egypt - The Holy Family's Repose

      Composer: Hector Berlioz

      Ensemble: Ile de France Vittoria Regional Choir, Orchestre National de Lille

      Performer: Jean-Luc Viala

      Conductor: Jean-Claude Casadesus

    12. Part III: The Arrival at Sais - Narrator

      Composer: Hector Berlioz

      Ensemble: Orchestre National de Lille

      Performer: Jean-Luc Viala

      Conductor: Jean-Claude Casadesus

    13. Part III: The Arrival at Sais - Scene 1 - Within the City of Sais

      Composer: Hector Berlioz

      Ensemble: Ile de France Vittoria Regional Choir, Orchestre National de Lille

      Performer: Michèle Lagrange, Michel Piquemal

      Conductor: Jean-Claude Casadesus

    14. Part III: The Arrival at Sais - Scene 2 - In the House of the Ishmaelites

      Composer: Hector Berlioz

      Ensemble: Orchestre National de Lille

      Performer: Antoine Garcin

      Conductor: Jean-Claude Casadesus

    15. Part III: The Arrival at Sais - Grand Dieu! Quelle detresse! (The Father of the Family)

      Composer: Hector Berlioz

      Ensemble: Ile de France Vittoria Regional Choir, Orchestre National de Lille

      Performer: Antoine Garcin

      Conductor: Jean-Claude Casadesus

    16. Part III: The Arrival at Sais - Sur vos traits fatigues... (The Father of the Family)

      Composer: Hector Berlioz

      Ensemble: Ile de France Vittoria Regional Choir, Orchestre National de Lille

      Performer: Antoine Garcin, Michel Piquemal

      Conductor: Jean-Claude Casadesus

    17. Part III: The Arrival at Sais - Trio for two flutes and harp, played by the young Ishmaelites

      Composer: Hector Berlioz

      Ensemble: Orchestre National de Lille

      Conductor: Jean-Claude Casadesus

    18. Part III: The Arrival at Sais - Vous pleurez, jeune mere! (The Father of the Family)

      Composer: Hector Berlioz

      Ensemble: Ile de France Vittoria Regional Choir, Orchestre National de Lille

      Performer: Antoine Garcin, Michèle Lagrange, Michel Piquemal

      Conductor: Jean-Claude Casadesus

    19. Part III: The Arrival at Sais - Scene 3 - Epilogue. Lento

      Composer: Hector Berlioz

      Ensemble: Orchestre National de Lille

      Conductor: Jean-Claude Casadesus

    20. Part III: The Arrival at Sais - Scene 3 - Epilogue. Narrator

      Composer: Hector Berlioz

      Ensemble: Orchestre National de Lille

      Performer: Jean-Luc Viala

      Conductor: Jean-Claude Casadesus

    21. Part III: The Arrival At Sais - Scene 3 - Epilogue. Narrator, Chorus

      Composer: Hector Berlioz

      Ensemble: Ile de France Vittoria Regional Choir, Orchestre National de Lille

      Performer: Jean-Luc Viala

      Conductor: Jean-Claude Casadesus


Berlioz's L'Enfance Du Christ is probably known primarily due to it's famous "Shepherd's Chorus" but it is a piece that once listeners discover it, they realize a true golden gem has been found. It is primarily a choral work which tells the story of what are called the Infancy Narratives in the New Testament. Scenes of the work are taken from both the scriptures and legends and include Herod visiting a soothsayer which predicts the birth of the Messiah, the Annunciation (Mary learning of the birth of Jesus), the birth itself, and the flight into Egypt. This recording by the Orchestre National du Lille under the direction of Jean-Claude Casadesus captures both the beauty and scope of the work.